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Date:      Wed, 26 Nov 1997 15:34:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Scott Worthington <AZPRO.SWorthington@sdps.org>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Installation...
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971126153234.19241V-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <s47b13ed.042@smtplink.sdps.org>

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On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Scott Worthington wrote:

> I know 2.2.2 installation worked okay, but what happened to 2.2.5???
> 
> Lynx is no where found in the installation ALL or WWW, you have to do
> a manual pkg_add!

Can't say anything about this.

> Also, the Handbook and FAQ are not in the DOC distribution!

They haven't been for a while.

> This would be very confusing to a new comer (that is, it is NOT a
> very good selling point for new comers)...  Please change the
> installation software to install Lynx and include the FAQ and Handbook
> in the DOC distribution.

Lynx isn't installed by default since its' an external package and changes
on a daily basis, literally.  Plus, not everyone may want it; lynx is
pretty big.  

The FAQ and handbook are always available form
http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html. 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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